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Germany’s Foreign Ministry is preparing a policy on Russian/German relations that will enshrine indifference to Putin’s lawlessness as being in the national interest of the most powerful member of the European Union.
The two countries are condemned by history and geography to develop civilized neighborly relations.
During the campaign, Trump promised to label China a currency manipulator on his first day in office; end the “One China” policy (recognizing Taiwan as part of greater China) that has long guided Sino-American relations; and impose a high tariff on Chinese imports, to shrink the bilateral trade deficit.
The definition of Russia’s true frontiers, and its relations with the former Soviet republics and the Federation’s own non-Russian regions, is obviously a complex task.
Some observers dismiss events in Chechnya, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus as unfortunate, but irrelevant to relations between Russia and the international community.
Until then, decoupling arguments, whether applied to relations between Europe and America or Europe’s financial sector and the rest of the economy, should be seen as having a single purpose – to deny the very real threats to the continued expansion of the European economy.
Unfortunately, the latest political incident involving the democracy-promoting activities of American NGOs has cooled bilateral relations and threatens the $1.3 billion in military assistance that Egypt receives annually from the United States.
Of course, it is impossible to underestimate the combination of suspicion, tension, and exasperation that characterizes Franco-German relations lately.
Indeed, relations with China are Japan's most profound problem.
Even relations with the North may be slightly more predictable.
Much has been done, but South Korea has only touched the surface in restructuring its economy, its relations with the North, and domestic political reform.
Are we seeing a fundamental shift in relations between Arab nationalism and Islamic sectarianism?
Just as Syria comprises a more complex society than the other Arab countries currently in the throes of political transition, so, too, are its external relations more complex.
Japan’s growing coziness with Taiwan has been accompanied by worsening political relations with China.
Perhaps the best illustration of how security and strategic concerns have superseded religious conflict is the shift in relations between Arab Sunni states – including the Gulf monarchies and Egypt – and Israel.
The US-Soviet rivalry of the Cold War era was special in that relations between those two countries shaped the fate of the world until the USSR imploded.
In its bilateral relations with India, China’s shift in focus from its claims on the Northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh to Jammu and Kashmir is enormously worrisome.
Small wonder that, on the eve of Wen’s visit, China’s ambassador in New Delhi finds relations between the two countries to be “very fragile, easily damaged, and difficult to repair.”
But surely two great and ancient civilizations can find their way to the type of “cordial, frank, courteous, temperate, deferential…” relations that would have pleased Confucius.
Some, as usual, will claim that the Arab-Israeli conflict lies at the root of the problems that exist between Islam and the West, and that resolving the Palestinians’ plight will contribute immensely to smoother relations.
The future of Pakistan, peace in Afghanistan, normalcy in India-Pakistan relations, and economic progress in South Asia all hinge on whether Bin Laden’s death dilutes extremism and dissolves intolerance or re-concentrates both.
After introducing a biological problem with 11 variables, I used a simple method called dimensional analysis to demonstrate that only three needed to be studied empirically; the relations among the rest of the variables could be inferred logically.
International efforts, led by the World Bank and other international donors, have tended to focus on strengthening relations between the state and its citizens in order to achieve “Tocquevillian” gains – that is, operational democracy and effective government.
This helps to explain why Putin’s Middle East policy rests on close relations with Syria (that is, with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime), Iran, and Israel.
To be sure, given the daily fare of buffoonery on display at the White House, it would be easy to place all of the blame for the downward spiral in Sino-American relations on Trump.
That said, none of China’s recent actions justify Trump’s sudden upending of Sino-American relations.
This seems to be the approach that inspired outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent speech at the Brookings Institution on US-European relations.
Indeed, in some respect, Asia has more experience with intercultural relations than Europe.
There was talk of possible bilateral contacts with the US, which, if successful, would have ended almost three decades of hostile relations.
Third, how should NATO redefine its relations with Russia?
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